China News Service, September 24 – According to the National Railway Administration’s WeChat public account, from January to August 2025, national railway passenger transport demand remained strong, freight transport was smooth and orderly, and investment scale remained high, providing a strong guarantee for serving high-quality economic and social development.
Passenger transport. From January to August, the national railway completed passenger traffic of 3.196 billion persons, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%; passenger turnover reached 1,167.442 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%. On August 31, the 62-day railway summer transport period successfully concluded. During the summer transport period, the national railway completed passenger traffic of 960 million persons, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%; passenger turnover reached 367.861 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%, both setting new record highs for the same period.
National Railway Passenger Traffic from January-August 2022-2025
National Railway Passenger Turnover from January-August 2022-2025
Image source: National Railway Administration WeChat public account
Freight transport. From January to August, the national railway completed freight volume of 3.467 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%. Among this, freight volume in August was 457 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. Looking at the transport situation by category, in August, the national railway transported 240 million tons of coal, 92 million tons of containers, and 48 million tons of metal ores, representing year-on-year increases of 4.4%, 16.8%, and 5.2% respectively, effectively ensuring the stability and smooth flow of the industrial and supply chains.
Fixed asset investment. From January to August, national railway fixed asset investment completed 504.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, effectively playing a role in driving overall societal investment.
